Ireland vs Nigeria: Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?
Ireland
5.06 million tonnes
in 2023
Nigeria
5.08 million tonnes
in 2023
Ireland rank
37th
Nigeria rank
36th
Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? over time
- Ireland
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 5.08 million tonnes against 5.06 million tonnes in Ireland, a difference of 17,000 tonnes.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 192 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 483,333 tonnes | 186,222 tonnes | 297,111 tonnes | Ireland |
| 1970s | 638,600 tonnes | 916,100 tonnes | 277,500 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 577,300 tonnes | 1.58 million tonnes | 1.00 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 642,600 tonnes | 1.42 million tonnes | 779,100 tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 1.12 million tonnes | 4.26 million tonnes | 3.14 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.20 million tonnes | 6.44 million tonnes | 3.24 million tonnes | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 4.57 million tonnes | 5.97 million tonnes | 1.41 million tonnes | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?, Ireland or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 5.08 million tonnes against 5.06 million tonnes in Ireland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters? between Ireland and Nigeria?
- 17,000 tonnes, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Nigeria?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Ireland and Nigeria rank globally for cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters??
- Ireland ranks 37th and Nigeria ranks 36th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Cereals: which countries are net importers and exporters?. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Imports and exports are measured as the net sum of all cereal crop varieties. Countries which lie above the grey line are net importers of cereals; those below the line are net exporters.